Smoky Three Bean Beef Chili Recipes

SMOKY THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook celery, bell pepper, onion and garlic in oil 3 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except tortilla chips and green onions. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and flavors are blended.
• Top individual servings with tortilla chips and green onions.

BEEF & THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with chili powder. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown beef and onion in batches. , Meanwhile, in a 5-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine beans, tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, jalapenos, brown sugar, garlic, salt, pepper and cumin. Stir in beef, onion and drippings., Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. If desired, serve with sour cream.

SMOKY THREE-BEAN BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• In a bit of olive oil, sauté the onion, bacon, carrot, and celery, until the onion is soft and the bacon fat rendered.
• Add the garlic and sauté a moment more.
• Add the beef and cook until brown, breaking it up with a wooden spoon (or a potato masher).
• After the beef is browned, add the chicken stock, tomato paste, canned tomatoes, beans, and all the spices and herbs.
• Bring to a boil and simmer as long as you feel like it. It doesn't need much more cooking at this point.
• Season to taste.
• Serve garnished with tortilla chips, shredded KRAFT Cheddar Cheese, sliced scallions, PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, and or any other topping of your choice.
• *If you want to make the chili more spicy, double (or triple!) the amount of cayenne pepper. It is up to you.

3 MEAT, 3 BEAN, 3 CHILI CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat. Season the chuck roast with salt and pepper. Add the oil to the pot and sear the chuck roast until browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the pot. Add the ground beef and chorizo and cook until browned, 7 to 8 minutes; drain off excess fat if necessary. Add the garlic, onion and jalapeno and cook for 2 minutes, then return the chuck roast back to the pot with the beer, tomatoes and tomato paste.
• Using scissors, snip the guajillo chiles into small strips. Add to the pot and bring to a boil. Mix in the chili powder, cumin, oregano, bay leaves and 2 tablespoons salt. Reduce to a simmer and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove the bay leaves. Add the beans to the pot. Combine the masa and 1/2 cup water in a small bowl, then stir the mixture into the pot. Continue to simmer until the chili thickens slightly, an additional 15 minutes.
• Serve with fixins: diced tomatoes, cubed avocado, grated Cheddar, sour cream, lime wedges and cilantro leaves.

THREE BEAN AND BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and carrots, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the ground beef; raise the heat to high and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until the meat is no longer pink. Stir in the tomatoes, water, chipotle and adobo sauce, oregano and salt and pepper. Simmer, partially covered, stirring from time to time, for 30 minutes. Stir in the beans and cook, partially covered, 20 minutes longer. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

MEATY THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. kettle or Dutch oven, cook the sausage and beef over medium heat, until the meat is no longer pink; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Set meat aside. , Saute onion, peppers and garlic in the reserved drippings for 3 minutes. Add the broth, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Add tomatoes, bacon and browned sausage and beef; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. , Add all of the beans. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Garnish with chopped onion if desired.

THREE BEAN SLOW BURN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine garlic, onion, habanero peppers, chili beans, kidney beans, black beans, diced tomatoes with green chiles, salsa, chili powder, black pepper, red pepper flakes, cumin and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer.
• While soup is heating, cook beef in a large skillet over medium heat until brown. Drain excess fat, then stir beef into soup pot. Simmer, covered, until flavors are well blended, about 1 hour.

SMOKY BEEF AND BACON CHILI

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until bacon begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Add onion, cover, and cook until translucent, 4 to 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high. Add ground beef and cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 6 to 10 minutes. Stir in chili powder, paprika, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper; cook for 2 to 4 minutes. Add tomatoes, beer, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, and hot sauce; stir well.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover partially and cook until reduced, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir in black and kidney beans. Cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.

THREE-BEAN HOLIDAY CHILI

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, mix all ingredients except sour cream, salsa and cilantro. Heat to boiling, breaking up tomatoes. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until bell peppers are tender.
• In small bowl, mix sour cream and salsa. Serve chili with sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with cilantro.